✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 7 Oct 2026, 14:31.
Opportunity overview
The Housing Division is required to respond to increasing regulatory expectations, including the introduction of the Competence and Conduct Standard, which comes into effect in October 2026. This standard requires social housing providers to evidence that staff have the appropriate skills, knowledge, experience, and display the right behaviours to deliver safe and effective services.
The framework will enable Leicester City Council (LCC) to commission training and learning provision on an as-required basis throughout the duration of the framework.
Classification
CPV80500000 — Training services
Lots
Accredited and Qualification-Based Learning£41.7k
Non-Accredited Learning and Development£41.7k
Leadership, Management and Organisational Development£41.7k
Wellbeing, Safeguarding and Customer Excellence.£41.7k
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Enquiry deadline and Tender submission deadline has been extended.
Id
094742-2026
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Accredited and Qualification-Based Learning
Description
Lot 1 Accredited and qualification-based learning:
CIH qualifications Levels 2-5
Housing Apprenticeships
Housing leadership qualifications
Professional membership pathways
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Value
Including VAT
50,002.5
Amount
41,668.75
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Price weighting is 40%
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Quality weighting is 60%
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Contract period
Starts
16 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
15 Nov 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
15 Nov 2030, 23:59
Renewal
Description
12 months
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Non-Accredited Learning and Development
Description
Lot 2 Non-Accredited Learning and Development:
Housing Practice
Tenancy management
Customer service
Equality and Diversity
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Value
Including VAT
50,002.5
Amount
41,668.75
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Price weighting is 40%
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Quality weighting is 60%
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Contract period
Starts
16 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
15 Nov 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
15 Nov 2030, 23:59
Renewal
Description
12 months
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Leadership, Management and Organisational Development
Description
Lot 3 Leadership, Management and Organisational Development:
First-line manager programmes
Senior leadership programmes
Change management
Strategic leadership
Equality, diversity and inclusion within leadership
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Value
Including VAT
50,002.5
Amount
41,668.75
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Price weighting is 40%
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Quality weighting is 60%
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Contract period
Starts
16 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
15 Nov 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
15 Nov 2030, 23:59
Renewal
Description
12 months
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Wellbeing, Safeguarding and Customer Excellence.
Description
Lot 4 Wellbeing, safeguarding and customer excellence:
Mental health
Safeguarding
Domestic abuse
Complaint handling
Conflict management
3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
3 VERSIONS
1
075742-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
086867-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
3
094742-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Leicester City Council is running an open competition for a housing training and learning framework. Suppliers may bid for provision across four lots, commissioned on an as-required basis, to help the council meet social-housing workforce competence expectations from October 2026.
Who this may suit
Suitable for training providers able to deliver housing qualifications, apprenticeships, professional development, leadership and management learning, or wellbeing, safeguarding and customer-service training.
Key points identified
Framework purposeProvide training and learning provision on an as-required basis.Evidence: The description states that the framework will enable LCC to commission training and learning provision "on an as-required basis throughout the duration of the framework".
Regulatory contextTraining is intended to support evidence of staff skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours under the Competence and Conduct Standard from October 2026.Evidence: The description says the Competence and Conduct Standard comes into effect in October 2026 and requires social housing providers to evidence staff competence and behaviours.
Lot 1 scopeCIH qualifications Levels 2-5, housing apprenticeships, housing leadership qualifications and professional membership pathways.Evidence: Lot 1 description.
94% approved-analysis confidence10 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Leicester City Council is running an open competition for a housing training and learning framework. Suppliers may bid for provision across four lots, commissioned on an as-required basis, to help the council meet social-housing workforce competence expectations from October 2026.
Who this may suit
Suitable for training providers able to deliver housing qualifications, apprenticeships, professional development, leadership and management learning, or wellbeing, safeguarding and customer-service training.
Key deliverables
Lot 1: accredited and qualification-based housing learning
Lot 2: non-accredited housing learning and development
Lot 3: leadership, management and organisational development
Lot 4: wellbeing, safeguarding and customer excellence training
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
10 criteria identified
Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) qualifications
93% confidence
Unclear · 1
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Lot 1 states: "CIH qualifications Levels 2-5".
Framework purpose
98% confidence
Provide training and learning provision on an as-required basis.
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The description states that the framework will enable LCC to commission training and learning provision "on an as-required basis throughout the duration of the framework".
Regulatory context
97% confidence
Training is intended to support evidence of staff skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours under the Competence and Conduct Standard from October 2026.
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The description says the Competence and Conduct Standard comes into effect in October 2026 and requires social housing providers to evidence staff competence and behaviours.
Lot 1 scope
99% confidence
CIH qualifications Levels 2-5, housing apprenticeships, housing leadership qualifications and professional membership pathways.
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Lot 1 description.
Lot 2 scope
99% confidence
Housing practice, tenancy management, customer service, equality and diversity.
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Lot 2 description.
Lot 3 scope
99% confidence
First-line manager programmes, senior leadership programmes, change management, strategic leadership, and equality, diversity and inclusion within leadership.
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Lot 3 description.
Lot 4 scope
99% confidence
Mental health, safeguarding, domestic abuse, complaint handling and conflict management.
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Lot 4 description.
Supplier eligibility requirements
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility, economic/financial standing, technical capacity, insurance, or organisation-size requirements are supplied.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The supplied opportunity records suitable_for_sme as null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The supplied opportunity records suitable_for_vcse as null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Framework total value
98% confidence
Up to £166,675.
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The opportunity value_max is GBP 166675.
Lot value
99% confidence
£41,668.75 per lot.
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Each of Lots 1–4 has value_amount GBP 41668.75.
Call-off basis
98% confidence
As required.
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The description states LCC will commission provision "on an as-required basis".
Framework duration and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract start/end dates, duration, pricing mechanism or payment terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery area
88% confidence
UKF21 (Leicester area), United Kingdom.
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The delivery location is recorded as region UKF21, country United Kingdom; the buyer is Leicester City Council.
Delivery format
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No in-person, virtual, blended or venue requirements are supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procedure
99% confidence
Below-threshold open competition.
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procurement_method_details is "Below threshold - open competition".
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open.
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display_status is "open" and source_status is "active".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
26 October 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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The opportunity and all lots record submission_deadline as 2026-10-26T12:00:00Z.
Submission route
90% confidence
Bidding documents are linked through ProContract Due North.
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The supplied bidding-document URL is a procontract.due-north.com advert link.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Demand uncertainty
98% confidence
Work is commissioned on an as-required basis; actual call-off volumes are not stated.
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The framework is described as enabling LCC to commission provision "on an as-required basis".
Commercial uncertainty
99% confidence
Framework duration, pricing model, payment terms and call-off terms are unknown from the supplied data.
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No such terms are included in the opportunity, lots or document metadata.
Supplier selection requirements
99% confidence
Mandatory qualifications, accreditations, insurance, capacity and evaluation criteria are unknown from the supplied data.
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No selection or award criteria are provided.
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